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Dorchester County Council awards contracts, extends lease, approves tax exemption and signs college MOU; denies one deadline extension
Summary
The Council awarded a $29,800 roof contract, extended a transfer station lease, approved a tax exemption for Homes for Hurlock and a Memorandum of Understanding with Chesapeake College and Queen Anne's County; a proposed extension of the volunteer fire company tax credit submission deadline was denied 1–3.
At its June 2 meeting the Dorchester County Council approved several routine contracts, a lease extension, a property tax exemption and a memorandum of understanding with Chesapeake College and Queen Anne's County.
The Council awarded Bid No. 2026-5 for the Thendara Center roof replacement to Ruff Roofing for $29,800 (funded by FY26 Program Open Space) and approved a three-year extension of the Golden Hill Transfer Station lease with Gootee's Marine, Inc., effective July 1, 2026, at annual rent of $8,400. The Council also approved Amendment No. 1 to the Middle Hoopers Island Shoreline Protection Project contract with Rauch, Inc., and confirmed Rauch will perform two years of shoreline monitoring.
Finance staff reported that Homes for Hurlock qualifies for a county real property tax exemption for tax year 2026/2027 for Property No. 15-028262, estimated at $5,778.71 based on the 2025/2026 tax year; the Council approved the exemption 4–0. The Council also agreed to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Chesapeake College and Queen Anne's County clarifying that Queen Anne's County will pay Dorchester County's share of Queen Anne Tech Center construction costs.
Councilman Ricky C. Travers recommended extending the deadline for volunteer fire company tax credit submissions from May 1 to June 15, 2026; the motion failed by a 1–3 vote (Travers in favor; Pfeffer, Detmer and Kramer opposed; Nichols absent). Other procedural approvals included posting amended county policies for employee comment and authorizing advertisement of plans for six dedicated pickleball courts. The meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
